Practice!! Honestly just loads of practice, try loads of different things out, media’s subjects etc... the more you practice the faster you will be able to create a piece and it’ll save you a bunch of time! Don’t rush though do each piece the best you can - you can use them later in your coursework!
I don't usually comment on videos but I wanted to say thanks; this video is really helpful (I've just began the coursework component). You've explained it better than any other videos I've seen :) Thankyou!!
I'm going into a level art, starting September and this was incredibly helpful! I'm wondering if you could apply the same method to figuring out themes to photography? Art and photography is gonna be a doozy in yr12 - 13 haha